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In the article by Fihn et al, “2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, and the American College of Physicians, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons,” which published online November 19, 2012, and appeared in the December 18/25, 2012, issue of the journal (Circulation. 2012;126:3097–3137), several corrections were needed.

On page 3106, in Figure 3, the green diamond-shaped box associated with the “LBBB on ECG” box read, “MPI or Echo w/ exercise.” It has been changed to read, “Exercise Echo or Pharm Stress MPI/Echo.” The correct figure has been updated in the online article.

On page 3111, Table 5, Row 14, Column 1 “Test,” the sentence read, “Pharmacological stress with nuclear MPI or Echo.” It has been changed to read, “Exercise Echo or pharmacological stress with MPI or Echo.”

On page 3111, first column, in Section 3.1.2.3, the Class 1, Recommendation 1 read, “Pharmacological stress with either nuclear….” It has been changed to read, “Exercise echo or pharmacological stress with either nuclear….”